An occasional listing covering bits and bobs about my various trips, climbing or otherwise, plus anything else that pops up. Feel free to add a comment or ask a question.

Wednesday, 11 November 2009

Woosh......

That's that then - Colin and Mark dropped off at the high speed ferry this evening and a strange calm descends - we are on our own for the first time in five weeks. Whilst they were here Colin cracked of 155 routes and Mark 135 - all in all impressive numbers.It hammered it down last night and piled up some impressive debris round the appartments. By dawn the sun was out so we finished of with a gentle five at Noufaro this morning (trundling a huge loose flake in the process) then had tea on the terrace as the sun set into the Aegean - they both went a bit pensive!

About Me

I started climbing in (about) 1965, and have spent the past 50+ years exploring the cliffs of the UK, Europe and North America.
After writing a selection of cliffs up for the BMC I approached Cicerone Press with an idea for a small guide to the Costa Blanca. Ten years later I hitched up to work with Alan James of RockFax and together we have produced a series of guidebooks that created quite a stir: Best job in the World, just possible!. I have won several awards, indeed Lofoten Rock won both the prestigious Banff Award and the OWPG Guidebook of the Year in 2008. More recently we have produced a new Western Grit, a Peak Limestone, a guide to the Ariège and a Costa Blanca. Eastern Grit (the 3rd) was published in early 2015 and was well received. Most recently has been a rewrite of the Award Winning Lofoten Rock - it looks rather good.